Charles H. Baldwin (Medal of Honor)

This article is about the sailor Charles H. Baldwin. For other people with similar names, see Charles Baldwin (disambiguation).
Charles H. Baldwin
Born(1839-06-30)June 30, 1839
Smyrna, Delaware, US
DiedJanuary 22, 1911(1911-01-22) (aged 71)
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1864 -1865
RankCoal Heaver
UnitUSS Wyalusing
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
AwardsMedal of Honor

Charles H. Baldwin (June 30, 1839 – January 22, 1911) was an enlisted man in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He served aboard the USS Wyalusing and received the Medal of Honor for his participation in a plan to destroy the rebel ram CSS Albemarle in Roanoke River, May 25, 1864. Fellow crewmen Alexander Crawford, John Lafferty, Benjamin Lloyd, and John W. Lloyd were also awarded the Medal of Honor for participating in the same plan. He is buried at Christ Episcopal Church in Accokeek, MD.